Plumber&#39;s fitting.



Patented N 0V, 3, 1914y l w, Br' lef l VEN mi? ma @c AUQRNEY J. W.LINBARGER.

PLUMBBRS FITTING.

APPLIUATION FILED nume, 1912.

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signification o Letters Patent.

To LEZ whom, it may eminem *Be it known thatf, .oHn FL Linen-neen, ocitizen of the United "Sintes, end e tesident of?M New Yoi'igj'borongh"York, have motie anni invented certain new tion for the reception ofthe pipe, theieliy 4 not only involving eonsidexebie time and inline,but also to some extent matting or ininiing 'the Wall. Furtheii'noi'e,when such ethimnle isnt-Jed, some ineens moet he eine pioyed for eioeingup the extreme end of the inlet pipe above the thimoie, ,usually bynienV ti, n plug lor with soltler. Agein, soineiiieons moet be employedifo;- securing the nipewithin the groove out intofthe Weil as itoftentimes happens that the tting must be (ione inneriow, contracted andin* convenient places, the njoi'i involving; eon.- f

sidelable time, labor and expense. To overcome these objections, I haveprovided a iit ting wherein the necessity of cutting; and inw jnring theWall is avoided, the thimbie be ing merle in one integrali piece withinlet to be oonneeteii up with the inlet pipe 1n suoli e, Way that thelatter moy Stand out n short ciistenee from the Wall. Further nioie, the4necessitgf of closing up the uppei end of the inlet pipe by means of e.ping or solder ie evoideti, ne is also the necessity ioi separate'straps 0i' means foi1 securing the pipe to the 'Wa-ll, 'these attachingmeans 'be ing constructed integral with the fitting. As the fitting maybe mede of .e Stanfield u size, that is, with the thmbie oi a, standardiength, it insures the proper connection oi the spigot oi' bib theretowithout any greet or consider-Libie iabor of fitting the/*patte to`combinntione of parte es; Wiii ive eroine et nliy escriben and pointedont in ine Gleim,

in the a vcompenjy'ine; drawing-e, Figui@ is e sectional View oi myiinpioveti com tained fitting anni connection, opjnieei to on inlet pipeand with o, 'nib or spigot nt- ,teeiied thereto; Fit. 2 is a perspectiveView of my improved fitting, and 3 n View in title eievetion thereof,showing the i'ittiing provirieol with :in external thread toi nee inconnection with a hib internally tlu'eadefi.

Referringv to the drawings, i iepresente the beek of n sink or tubusually` nmcle ein' metal, an@ seemed to e Well, partition 'othersupport Between the lencia' of sink and the Well is located on inietenppiy' pipe C, to. the njiper exiieme enti',

which is connected. either by a threaded oi' Wipe joint nwimpiorecieonhineol o ting anti connection. This fitting eos :i tube or thiinhleE, hinting oinieii integrali therewith and npproinieteiy nti'ight ongleetheieto, the inlet F, the lower e); of vthe latter being' connected withthe nppei extreme end of the inlet -e "i hefore described. in Sonieinstnneee -it may be edvieehleto Ajoin the inlet i? with the inlet pipe'C by; ineens of zi threncleti connection. particularly Where the inletpipe ie mede oft brass or iion7V or when mede of lenti it might nedesiiebie to connect the pipes by menne oi? :i wipe ioint, asillustrated in the firewinfgs; Y

n order to avoid the necessity cntting or einiing a groove o1' elmnlielin the weli B, and thun injuring the Sonie 'for the iniet pipl C, loieet the inlet F 'with velu-- tion to t'ie thinilole E. the inlet ibeing curved. inwardly 'where it joins the rear end of the thinible,clearly illustrated in Figs. l and 3 of the drawings', thus bringing theinlet nipe G into a position 'with ieintion to me Wall. B Where thejoint D may be conveniently 'wiped o1" foi-ined, and oiieiing soiiicientroom between seid joint enel the waii B to a-ppiy the necessaryamount ofSolder to eeot e perfect union of the perte.

The rear end of the thimble E is made in the form of n flat plate G, inorde'i that the same may rest securely against the will oi support B,this plete being formed with the lugs H, J, prefei'eoly three in numher, the upper lng i being eentez'ecl Yeiti eelijy' with the thin'ibleE, and the lugs H end Y centeied horizontally therewith, in order tofeoiitetelthe eesy and convenient e enti rmi centering of' the ttingboth vertically and horizontally, in accordance with the opening Kformed in the sinky back. Through these lugs or ears H, J, are passedthe nails or screws L, as illustrated in'Fig. 4l, in order to' assist inholding the parts securely in pieee to the back or support B.

The Atliiinble E can be made ef a standard length, in order to projectinto the lopening K ot the back A, and `to within a short distance of'the outer face-or surface thereof,

-catcd at X, tolle used in connection With a bib or spigot internallythreaded, the pipo (l et' the spigot being threaded'into 0r onto thethimble until the plate P thereof irnpinges tightly against the sinkback A.

from the foregoing it n'ill be understood that ray improved litting maybe connected up with the inlet pipe and spigot in much less time andwith rauch less labor and eX- iensc than has heretofore been aossible bi' l l l the means conunonly employed, in that its thinible and inletare in the form of a single casting and no joining thereof necessary;further, because the necessity of soldering, plugging or otherwiseclosing up the upper extreme end of the inlet pipe is avoided; becausethe fastening means are already provided on the fitting; further,because 4the necessity of cutting a groove or channel into the Wall isavoided; further, there is but one joint to make, viz., that between theupper end of the inlet pipe and the lower end of the inlet of thefitting; further, because the thiinble is always of the proper length toextend into the opening in the sink back, and, finally, because t-lioitting may be easily and readily centered with relation to said openingin the back. Again, my improved fitting, While cheaper to manufacturethan the old form of device, is nuich neuter in appearance, and made ofone solid casing, it aifords a much stronger and better support for thesink back than iu the instance where a thimble is soldered at rightangles to the inlet pipe, the iitting itsel'lI being secured tightly tothe Wall instead of the inlet pipe.

lVliat I claim is An articleof the character described com prising atliiinble with a threaded forward end, and an inlet pipe formed integraltherewith and extending at right angles thereto and offset from theclosed rear end of said thiniblc, said rear closed end being providedwith a flat face extending at right angles to the horizontal axis ofsaid thimble ,and provided with integral lugs formed with openingstherein Yertically 'and horizontally centered with relation to thevertical and horizontal axis of said thimble.

Signed at New York borough of Manhattan in the county of New York andState of New York this Q-lth day oi January, A.

J XV. LINBARGER. Witnesses:

H. M. WHITE, A. V. VALSH.

